Arcanadea TV Anime Sets January 2027 Debut, Adds Cast
Kotobukiya's plastic model franchise, which has shipped over 500,000 figures, moves into a full TV anime with a major broadcast slot and a confirmed cast that keeps Kaede Hondo from the short-form YuruCanadea videos.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
The television anime of Kotobukiya's Arcanadea plastic model series will debut in January 2027, airing on TV Asahi and 24 stations across Japan in the NUMAnimation block, plus BS Asahi. Keiichirō Kawaguchi directs at Yokohama Animation Lab, with Atsuhiro Tomioka overseeing scripts. New cast includes Nobunaga Shimazaki, Konomi Inagaki, Mai Kanno, and Moka Kanzaki.
The announcement arrived with a teaser promotional video, the full main staff, and four new cast members. Keiichirō Kawaguchi, whose credits include Sket Dance and Spy Classroom, directs at Yokohama Animation Lab. Atsuhiro Tomioka handles series scripts, and the music comes from Yūki Hayashi and Yūki Furuhashi.
Nobunaga Shimazaki, Konomi Inagaki, Mai Kanno, and Moka Kanzaki join the cast. Kaede Hondo returns as Lumitea, the role she already plays in the YuruCanadea four-panel manga shorts. Miho Okasaki and Rina Hidaka round out the announced roster as Velretta and Yukumo.
The sci-fi x fantasy story is set in a near-future world shaped by Arcana Particles, an energy source discovered by Eden Industries, and the VRMMO ARCANADEA playable within its Eden server. The franchise launched in December 2021 and has shipped over 500,000 figures as of June 2025.
- Nobunaga Shimazaki: as Shōgo Kuga
- Konomi Inagaki: as Kaho Asagi
- Mai Kanno: as Rin Kirinoue
- Moka Kanzaki: as Ghi
- Kaede Hondo: continues as Lumitea from the YuruCanadea shorts
- Miho Okasaki: as Velretta
- Rina Hidaka: as Yukumo
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Anime News Network News Arcanadea TV Anime Reveals More Cast, January 2027 Debut in Video